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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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